Wild West Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
  2. 6. Unexplored land
  3. 7. Many traveled to California and Nevada to mine this metal
  4. 10. Troops trained to fight on horseback
  5. 11. The first rail line to California that relied on government support and immigrant labor
Down
  1. 1. People who are the first to settle in a region
  2. 2. Mountain range in the west that the Oregon Trail passed south of
  3. 3. Someone who has committed a crime
  4. 5. A town that grew fast in mining areas where there were rushes
  5. 7. Former mining town that became deserted is known as a _______ town
  6. 8. Land designated by the federal government for building schools, roads, and railroads
  7. 9. Symbol burned into an animal hide to show ownership